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An Investigation Of Summer Instrumental Music Programs In The State Of Washington, Leon Eugene Mckinney Aug 1965

An Investigation Of Summer Instrumental Music Programs In The State Of Washington, Leon Eugene Mckinney

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study to investigate current public school summer instrumental music programs in the State of Washington.


A Study Of The Creative Thinking Abilities Of Teachers And The Tested Creativity Of Their Pupils, Florine Creekmore Aug 1965

A Study Of The Creative Thinking Abilities Of Teachers And The Tested Creativity Of Their Pupils, Florine Creekmore

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the creative thinking abilities of teachers and the tested creativity of their pupils.


An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Grammatical Judgments To Written Composition, Farrell Edward Taylor Aug 1965

An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Grammatical Judgments To Written Composition, Farrell Edward Taylor

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were four: (1) to measure the writing abilities in a group of subjects; (2) to measure the willingness of those subjects to accept certain sentence-like utterances as grammatical--their grammatical judgments; (3) to determine whether the subjects' acceptance of those utterances will occur in a range of scores; and (4) to correlate the subjects' scores on the two factors to determine the extent to which they are related.


A One-Semester Art History Course Outline For High School Students, Patricia R. Grover Jul 1965

A One-Semester Art History Course Outline For High School Students, Patricia R. Grover

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this paper is to establish a meaningful and applicable one-semester course in Art History for West Valley High School students. The suggested course of study presents concepts basic to the understanding of philosophical and aesthetic values which serve as the foundation of art expression.


A Comparative Evaluation Of The Kent School District’S Summer Remedial Reading Program, Claude Acree Jul 1965

A Comparative Evaluation Of The Kent School District’S Summer Remedial Reading Program, Claude Acree

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine the deficiencies, it any, in the Kent Summer Remedial Reading Program in 1964, and to make suggested revisions.


A Survey To Determine The Effectiveness Of Portable Classrooms In Today’S Educational Picture, Daun E. Olson Jul 1965

A Survey To Determine The Effectiveness Of Portable Classrooms In Today’S Educational Picture, Daun E. Olson

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine if portables, depending on the circumstances and needs of the school district, are a valid method of handling today's overcrowded conditions, (2) to show how supplementary classrooms were used by the University Place School District, (3) to provide a reference source for others who plan to use relocatable structures.


A Study Of The Pilot Reading Inventory Conducted In The Intermediate Grades At Hebeler Elementary School, Donald Edward Cain Jul 1965

A Study Of The Pilot Reading Inventory Conducted In The Intermediate Grades At Hebeler Elementary School, Donald Edward Cain

All Master's Theses

The main purpose of the study was threefold in nature: first to establish tentative norms for this inventory at this institution; second, to explore the use of this instrument as a possible base for grouping; and third, to determine whether or not the use of a tape recorder would be of help to the classroom teacher in administering and scoring the informal reading inventory.


Thy Kingdom Come: An Original Composition For Choir, Brass Ensemble & Woodwind Quintet In Contemporary Style, Ronald J. Mcnutt Jul 1965

Thy Kingdom Come: An Original Composition For Choir, Brass Ensemble & Woodwind Quintet In Contemporary Style, Ronald J. Mcnutt

All Master's Theses

With the writing of this composition, it was the intent of the composer to provide music of major dimensions for festival choir, brass ensemble, and woodwind quintet.


Development Of A Tentative Science Program For Hebeler Elementary School, Paul Emil Drotz Jul 1965

Development Of A Tentative Science Program For Hebeler Elementary School, Paul Emil Drotz

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to (1) develop a group of science topics and subtopics used and accepted for elementary science; and (2) list certain criteria concerning Hebeler Elementary School (H.E.S.) which can be used in determining appropriate content for the science program; and (3) select topics and subtopics for developing the H.E.S. science program using the listed criteria for selection.


The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices, Metropolitan Readiness And Detroit First Grade Intelligence Tests As Predictors Of Achievement In Primary Grades, Robert Harold Wirt Jul 1965

The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices, Metropolitan Readiness And Detroit First Grade Intelligence Tests As Predictors Of Achievement In Primary Grades, Robert Harold Wirt

All Master's Theses

This study was designed to investigate the extent to which the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices Test {RPM) correlates with academic performance; and, when used with the MRT, the extent to which it increases the efficiency of predicting school achievement. Of principal interest were primary students in Grades One, Two, and Three.


A Study Of The Educational And Occupational Information Services Of The Member Schools Of The Accrediting Association Of Bible Colleges, Russel G. Jones Jul 1965

A Study Of The Educational And Occupational Information Services Of The Member Schools Of The Accrediting Association Of Bible Colleges, Russel G. Jones

Student Work

The world scene has changed greatly in the last few years. Because of changes in the occupational field, the educational field and others, the need for guidance services has increased. Never before have there been so many occupational choices available and never before have they demanded so much education for entry into the occupation. the member schools of the Accrediting Association of the Bible Colleges have also felt these changes and have reacted not only in the courses of study offered but also in increased efforts in the field of guidance and counseling.


A Study Of Teaching Procedures Used In Developing Critical Listening Skills In The Fourth Grade At Selah, Washington, Beryl Boggan Carlson Jul 1965

A Study Of Teaching Procedures Used In Developing Critical Listening Skills In The Fourth Grade At Selah, Washington, Beryl Boggan Carlson

All Master's Theses

Assuming that listening was essential to good study habits and improved methods of learning, the writer attempted to correlate critical listening instruction with the language arts program in an effort to prove that more effective listeners could be developed at the fourth grade level.


Sources Of Information In Protestant Religious Education : A Selective Guide To The Literature, Onva K. Boshears Jr. Jul 1965

Sources Of Information In Protestant Religious Education : A Selective Guide To The Literature, Onva K. Boshears Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Summer Session List, June 28, 1965, Salve Regina College Jun 1965

Preliminary Summer Session List, June 28, 1965, Salve Regina College

Press Release Archive

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Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1965, Gorham State Teachers College Jun 1965

Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1965, Gorham State Teachers College

Commencement Programs

The Gorham State Teachers College programs for the Baccalaureate Services, and Commencement Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 6, 1965. Address given by The Honorable Frank M. Coffin.


University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1965, University Of Maine In Portland Jun 1965

University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1965, University Of Maine In Portland

Commencement Programs

The University of Maine in Portland program for the Fourth Commencement. Held in Portland, Maine June 3, 1965. Address given by Carleton Gardner Lane, President, Union Mutual Life Insurance Company. Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferred upon: Carleton Gardner Lane.


Editorial, Alfred O. Fuerbringer Jun 1965

Editorial, Alfred O. Fuerbringer

Concordia Theological Monthly

In some respects this month's Concordia Theological Monthly is a continuation of the issue for December 1964, which was prepared in advance to appear at the time of the observance of the 125th anniversary of the founding of Concordia Seminary. The essays presented now represent a selection of the papers and addresses given at the annual celebration on 8 and 9 December 1964.


Lutheranism In American Theological Education, Jerald C. Brauer Jun 1965

Lutheranism In American Theological Education, Jerald C. Brauer

Concordia Theological Monthly

It is a privilege to bring greetings, very special greetings, from my institution, the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, to Concordia Seminary on this its 125th anniversary. There has been a long, intimate, and friendly relationship between these two institutions. I am not certain of the number, but I was informed that seven PhDs from the University of Chicago are on the present Concordia faculty. In addition to men holding degrees, a substantial number of the present Concordia faculty have taken courses at the University of Chicago. Hence it is understandable that the greetings I bring for this …


College Education As A Legal Necessary, R. Douglas Wrightsel Jun 1965

College Education As A Legal Necessary, R. Douglas Wrightsel

Vanderbilt Law Review

This note seeks to determine whether a college education is a legal necessary, or perhaps it would be better to say for what purposes it may be necessary. Then we shall consider what consequences may flow from calling it a necessary, and how intelligent legal planning can achieve the most favorable consequences. Controversy over whether a college education is a necessary has centered primarily in two areas. The first major area is the divorce situation in which the court is petitioned to include in the support decree a sum for the college education of the child. The second area involves …


A Study Of The Personnel Problems Associated With Instructional Television, Patrick Joseph Kennedy Jun 1965

A Study Of The Personnel Problems Associated With Instructional Television, Patrick Joseph Kennedy

All Master's Theses

The purpose or this study was to determine through a review of the related research and a questionnaire whether an expansion of the closed-circuit television program was feasible at Central Washington State College.


A Comparison Of The Interclass And Intraclass Procedures Of Grouping For Reading Instruction, Edward B. Faust Jun 1965

A Comparison Of The Interclass And Intraclass Procedures Of Grouping For Reading Instruction, Edward B. Faust

All Master's Theses

One purpose of this study is to compare two reading programs using the interclass procedures of grouping and the traditional intraclass plan of grouping. A second purpose is to compare the results of the reading achievement scores, of both groups, over a period of three years.


The Evacuation Of Japanese-Americans From Washington State During World War Ii: A Study In Race Discrimination, Charles A. Ptolemy Jun 1965

The Evacuation Of Japanese-Americans From Washington State During World War Ii: A Study In Race Discrimination, Charles A. Ptolemy

All Master's Theses

In 1964 Congress passed a major civil rights bill designed to give equal rights to all Americans regardless of race, but there was a time when that same government under pressures of war, denied civil rights to citizens as well as non-citizens strictly because of race. Going back twenty-three years, one can study the racial discrimination practiced by the United States government towards another minority group--the Japanese-Americans. This paper will cover: (1) Why the Japanese-Americans were evacuated during World War II; (2) How they were evacuated; (3) The consequences of their evacuation. Because of the vast program of relocation of …


A Proposed Program To Enhance The Achievement Of The Under-Achiever In Reading, Gerald Edward Hosman Jun 1965

A Proposed Program To Enhance The Achievement Of The Under-Achiever In Reading, Gerald Edward Hosman

All Master's Theses

The proposed program is designed to guide students to greater success in the total academic area, with concentration in the area or reading. The literature encompassed in this paper indicates that achievement in school enhances one’s self concept.


Instructional Media Utilization For The Community College, Gerald Russell Brong Jun 1965

Instructional Media Utilization For The Community College, Gerald Russell Brong

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was: 1. To review the physical requirements and facilities of instructional materials centers 2. To review the student station facilities 3. To review the instructional station facilities 4. To relate instructional materials and their utilization to the community college curriculum 5. To review the data needed to write educational specifications.


A Survey Of The General Educational Development Program Of Military Personnel At Fort Lewis, Washington, Gordon Everett Newton Jun 1965

A Survey Of The General Educational Development Program Of Military Personnel At Fort Lewis, Washington, Gordon Everett Newton

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are to (1) determine the criteria guiding the General Educational Development of Military Personnel Program, and (2) evaluate existing programs according to each criteria, and (3) make any necessary recommendations regarding continuation or revision of existing programs.


Schools Of The Future, Now An Educational Filmstrip Depicting Flexible Scheduling Programs In Selected Schools In The States Of Washington And Oregon, Robert E. Meinhardt Jun 1965

Schools Of The Future, Now An Educational Filmstrip Depicting Flexible Scheduling Programs In Selected Schools In The States Of Washington And Oregon, Robert E. Meinhardt

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to prepare a sound filmstrip which would inform educators of flexible scheduling practices being used in high schools in the states of Oregon and Washington.


An Investigation Of Literature Concerning Identification Procedures And Methods Of Teaching The Specific Reading Disability Of Dyslexia, Anne Eleanor King Jun 1965

An Investigation Of Literature Concerning Identification Procedures And Methods Of Teaching The Specific Reading Disability Of Dyslexia, Anne Eleanor King

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was twofold: to gain a better understanding of the nature of the specific reading disability of dyslexia and to find out how a classroom teacher could best meet the needs of the dyslexic child. After reviewing and analyzing the literature dealing with this problem of reading disabilities, the writer attempted to present the significant problems confronting those planning an educational program for the child handicapped with dyslexia. The problems were: (1) early identification of the specific reading disability, (2) comprehension of the nature and causes of dyslexia, and (3) determining the special teaching methods necessary …


A Production Of Color Slides And Accompanying Tape-Recorded Script Of The Student Teaching Program Of Central Washington State College As Depicted Through The Experiences Of A Student Teacher In The Yakima Student Teaching Center, Elizabeth Moore Jun 1965

A Production Of Color Slides And Accompanying Tape-Recorded Script Of The Student Teaching Program Of Central Washington State College As Depicted Through The Experiences Of A Student Teacher In The Yakima Student Teaching Center, Elizabeth Moore

All Master's Theses

Prospective student-teachers need to be aware of the responsibilities to be assumed. A variety of activities should be made available to the student teachers and the student teacher should be aware of and take advantage of the activities available to him. Administrators, supervising teachers, and college supervisors should provide broad and varied experiences within the cooperating school, the cooperating student-teaching center, and within the community. Lay persons should fully understand the student-teaching program in their community. A description of the types of student-teaching experiences necessary in answering these needs has not heretofore been compiled. It is the purpose of this …


An Exploration Of Aesthetic And Technical Possibilities Through The Combination Of Several Media In The Designing Of Three Dimensional Sculptural Forms, Donald C. Sheppard Jun 1965

An Exploration Of Aesthetic And Technical Possibilities Through The Combination Of Several Media In The Designing Of Three Dimensional Sculptural Forms, Donald C. Sheppard

All Master's Theses

It was the intent of this study to create a series of three sculptural forms employing combinations of materials such as metals, woods, and clay. A careful procedural description comprises the documentary portion of this study. Inherent in this primary intent, of course, were the problems of (1) combining the materials used in each piece into an aesthetically integrated sculptural form and (2) experimentation with techniques for structurally unifying the materials.


The Effects Of Nonpromotion On Achievement And Maturation In The Junior High School, Alma C. Spithill May 1965

The Effects Of Nonpromotion On Achievement And Maturation In The Junior High School, Alma C. Spithill

All Master's Theses

The present study has dealt with the problem of the "non-effects" of nonpromotion--a practice which continues because many educators and parents are convinced that grade repetition will help the immature or underachieving child "catch up."